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US-France satellite to map world’s oceans, rivers, lakes

A SpaceX rocket carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Friday, on December 16 [Keegan Barber/NASA via AP]

A US-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers has rocketed into orbit.

The pre-dawn launch on Friday on board a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California capped a highly successful year for NASA.

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